PTSDANGELA DAVIDSON

PSY/315MARCH 3, 2016

WILLIAM ARDERN

PTSD - "POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) IS AN ANXIETY DISORDER THAT CAN OCCUR FOLLOWING THE EXPERIENCE OR WITNESSING OF

A TRAUMATIC EVENT. A TRAUMATIC EVENT IS A LIFE-THREATENING EVENT SUCH AS MILITARY COMBAT, NATURAL DISASTERS, TERRORIST

INCIDENTS, SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT IN ADULT OR CHILDHOOD.

HOW MANY OF US KNOW SOMEONE WITH PTSD

PTSD IS A REAL PROBLEM AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY AGE.  IF YOU HAVE PTSD, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  IT AFFECTS OVER 8.5 MILLION AMERICAN ADULTS (3.5% OF THE ADULT POPULATION) IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.

REFERENCES

HTTP://WWW.APA.ORG/PI/FAMILIES/RESOURCES/CHILDREN-TRAUMA-UPDATE.ASPX

HTTP://WWW.NCTSN.ORG/TRAUMA-TYPES/COMPLEX-TRAUMA/EFFECTS-OF-COMPLEX-TRAUMA

HTTP://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/BOOKS/NBK207191/